Simon Knight was appointed as an Academic Clinical Lecturer within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences which will allow him more time for his research activities during his continuing surgical training. John O’Callaghan secured a numbered training post in surgery (ST3) within the Oxford Deanery and will commence this appointment later this year. By this time he expect […]
The May 2013 edition of the Transplant Trial watch is now available on the CET website and our Trial Watch app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This month, trials include long-term follow-up of steroid avoidance in liver transplantation, the eternal question of T-tubes following liver transplant and mizoribine in renal transplantation.
Peter Morris gave the following presentation at this year’s British Transplant Society Congress after polling members as to what trials they would like to see performed in the field of transplantation in the near future. There are many interesting ideas to help guide future research projects. If you have any further ideas, please let us […]
The April 2013 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on the CET website. Each month, CET staff select 10 important RCTs in the field of transplantation, summarise the findings and assess trial quality. This month, trials include vildagliptin and pioglitazone for post-transplant glucose intolerance, sirolimus in transplant patients with squamous cell carcinoma […]
The March 2013 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on the CET site and via our app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This month, trials include epidural anaesthesia in renal transplantation, pharmacodynamic monitoring of tofacitinib and the association between inflammatory markers and response to CMV treatment.
The February 2013 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on the CET website, and via our app for Android and iPhone. Each month the CET staff identify 10 new trials in the field of transplantation to summarise and assess the quality. This month, the trial watch includes trials of early versus late […]
The November 2012 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now online. Each month the CET staff pick ten recent randomised controlled trials or systematic reviews to appraise the quality and comment on the findings. This month, trials include Rituximab as induction therapy in renal transplantation, Ephinenphrine for preventing postreperfision syndrome following liver transplantation and […]
You can now register for the EVIT course which will be held on 22nd and 23rd February 2013. The EVIT course, organised in collaboration with the European Society of Organ Transplantation, is a two-day course aimed at young professionals actively involved in organ and tissue transplantation who want to increase their skills in evidence-based decision-making. […]
It is a pleasure to announce that Simon Knight, who is an Honorary Consultant to the CET, has been appointed as Deputy Director of the CET. Simon was one of the two original research fellows at the beginning of the CET and is shaping a career in organ transplantation. His extensive grasp of IT technology, […]
Has your Postgraduate training in an appropriate health related discipline given you experience of independently carrying out systematic reviews? Are you well-organised, with good communication skills and a keen eye for detail? Then consider a move to The Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET). For more information on this post, and how to apply, visit […]